Anal strictures with fibrotic induration have been shown to develop in up to 50% of all patients with Crohn's disease (CD) with anal ulceration. We evaluate the technical feasibility, safety and long-term efficacy of bougie dilation for a subgroup of patients with symptomatic Crohn's-related fibrotic anal strictures. Bougie dilation is simple to perform, relatively inexpensive and has a low ris...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the tooth movement efficacy retraction springs made a new β-titanium alloy, “gum metal”, which has low Young’s modulus and nonlinear super elasticity. Using double loop incorporated into an archwire gum metal (GUM) titanium molybdenum alloy (TMA), maxillary anterior teeth were moved distally close extraction space. long-term movements simulated by finite el...

An attempt was made to analyze the elastic modulus (G0) of chickpea flour (CF)-based muffin batters made with CF alone and with added biopolymers (whey protein (WP), xanthan gum (XG), inulin (INL), and their blends) in order to evaluate their suitability to be a wheat flour (WF) substitute in muffins, and to model the heat-induced gelatinization of batters under non-isothermal heating condition fro...

OBJECTIVE GlideScope(®) videolaryngoscopy (GVL) has been shown to improve visualization of the glottis compared to direct laryngoscopy (DL). However, due to the angle of approach to the glottis, intubation can still be challenging. We hypothesized that novice GVL users would be able to intubate faster and easier using an airway introducer (frequently known as a bougie) than with a standard intu...

Monolayer films based on cassava starch (CS) or maize (MS), with and without 10% of gellan xanthan gum, PLA-PHBV (75:25) blend films, were obtained by melt-blending compression moulding, using glycerol (for blends) PEG 1000 polyester as plasticisers. Bilayer thermo-compression the different sheets sheet. Both mono bilayers characterised to their mechanical barrier properties, equilibrium moistu...

HYPOTHESIS Esophageal intubation with a bougie during laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) is commonly used to prevent an excessively tight wrap. However, a bougie may cause intraoperative gastric and esophageal perforations. We hypothesized that LNF is safe and effective when performed without a bougie. DESIGN Retrospective review of 102 consecutive patients who underwent LNF without a b...

A 7-month-old male weighing 6.8 kg was scheduled for elective laparoscopic hiatal repair due to repetitive regurgitation. The patient had no past history of recent upper respiratory tract infection or deglutition difficulty. On physical examination, the patient had no anatomical throat variants other than malnutrition. Laboratory values were normal and an upper gastrointestinal contrast reveale...